Marathon Monday Week 3 –

Week August 18-24

Monday –

               Goal: Run 7 miles

               Actual: Ran 7 miles

First 3 were during lunch and then I waited until it got a bit cooler and went out for the last 4.

Tuesday –

               Goal: Run 2 miles and Body Pump

Actual: Ran 2 miles and Body Pump

At the gym I did 2 miles of sprint repeats, increasing the ‘sprint’ speed each time.  Body Pump!

Wednesday –

               Goal: Run 4 miles

               Actual: Ran 4 miles

Made it to the group run again, and this time I wasn’t the slow person, yay!  Not because I was any faster, there were more people.  I was actually in the faster half of the group.

Thursday –

               Goal: Run 6 miles (intervals) & Insanity

               Actual: Ran 5 miles & Insanity

The normal 3 at lunch.  At the gym I did 1.0 miles increasing every 0.25.  Then did the exact opposite.  1.0 miles decreasing 0.25.  Followed up by Insanity.

Friday –

               Goal: Run 3 miles

               Actual: Ran 3 miles

It was a nice and steady lunch run.  13:57 on the way out and 13:58 on the way back.

Saturday –

               Goal: Rest

               Actual: Rest

It was Mookie’s birthday, so lots of food and drinks.

Sunday –

               Goal: Run 12 miles

               Actual: Ran 7 miles

Started early in the morning, but it was still hot.  Thought about going back out later to finish the run, but it didn’t happen.  Oh well.  On the plus side, I discovered a new 6 mile loop that I will be using!

Even though I cut my long run short on Sunday, I am happy with where my running is currently at.  Total miles: 28.  I will definitely be breaking 100 miles for the month.  Add in the fact that I have been strength training 1-2 times a week, so far so good.  Can't wait to see where I am at in October!